iphone - fresh news by plazoo.com:
App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they've got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the company, Alexandre de Rochefort, says that even a company ... (Read More)
Gear Diary:
It’s hard enough for developers to build apps and make money with the iPhone due to very low prices that the fierce competition has caused. A large percentage of apps cost 99 cents, and 20% of that goes to Apple.The saving grace is the huge number of iPhones in the market and the fairly well organized and promoted App Stor (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Android/iPhone: ShopSavvy proved itself one of the most popular Android apps out of the gate, and it's easy to see why. Now on iPhones, the app lets you scan item barcodes, see who has it for less, and locate them. Beyond the simple price comparisons via barcode scanning, ShopSavvy saves a history of items you've looked at, (Read More)
Engadget:
Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today's bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to s (Read More)
Unwired View:
The Google mobile team has announced a new version of Google News for Android, iPhone and WebOS (Palm Pre).Available in 29 languages, the updated Google News for mobile features “the same richness and personalization” that Google News offers on your desktop PC. There are now more stories and images displayed on the homepage (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Ever since Google started talking about its Google Chrome OS, developers, competitors, and observers have been wondering why Google needs two operating systems: Android and Chrome OS. At today’s chrome OS briefing, Google was asked whether Chrome OS would support Android apps. The answer is no. Of course, as Michael pointe (Read More)
Lifehacker:
My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enough. I've been using Google Maps Navigation on an HTC G1, which is not the higher-powered, bigger-scr (Read More)
Lifehacker:
My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enough. I've been using Google Maps Navigation on an HTC G1, which is not the higher-powered, bigger-scr (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
A quick glance at the Casio EX-G1 doesn’t revel that the camera is a rugged-type model. It’s just too good looking. But then you might start to notice that the dials are recessed and reinforced and the case seems like it could work underwater. (it can) It’s just that Casio managed to out a 12.1 MP ruggedized camera that’s a (Read More)
CNN:
Casio today added a new category to its Exilim cameras tailored just to ruggedized models. The Exilim G series is headed up by the EX-G1 and claims the title of the thinnest toughened camera: it measures just 0.78 inches but can survive drops of 7 feet and is both dustproof as well as waterproof at depths of up to 10 feet (Read More)
Gizmodo:
At just 0.78-inches thick, Casio claims the 12.1-megapixel EX-G1 is the world's slimmest ruggedized camera. The first in a new Exilim G line, it has a reinforced 2.5-inch rear LCD, non-extending 3x optical zoom lens, microSDHC expansion, and intelligent autofocus. Essentially, the EX-G1 is the type of camera you'd take wit (Read More)
Engadget:
Generally speaking, having something "ruggedized" ruins the aesthetic appeal. You trade style for function, and that's been perfectly acceptable until today. The EX-G1, which becomes the first camera in the new EXILIM G line, takes a few cues from Casio's G-SHOCK line while being the planet's thinnest shock-resistant camera (Read More)
Phones Review:
We all know that the Motorola Droid runs Android 2.0 Éclair and that the Android 2.0 SDK has been available for some time now, but for some reason the Android 2.0 source code has been kept safely guarded under lock and key.What that all means is developers and manufacturers outside Motorola could only play around with Andro (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Thank you Meijer, for aiming low this Black Friday. Our readers may/may not want a Sylvania 1080P 42-inch TV or Blu-ray player, but they'll be on sale for $499 and $89, respectively. Plus, $9 Blu-ray movies and cheap video games! Cell Phones Verizon Samsung SCH-u350 Prepaid Cell Phone - $9.99 * Computers Buy a HP Mini 1020 (Read More)